{
  "id": 14678764,
  "title": "Regierungsbildung in Berlin: Trotz vieler Hürden: Berliner Parteien sondieren weiter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/regierungsbildung-in-berlin-trotz-vieler-hurden-berliner-parteien",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/regierungsbildung-in-berlin-trotz-vieler-huerden-berliner-parteien-sondieren-weiter/100262535.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The Left, Green, and Social Democratic parties in Berlin are still exploring the possibility of a coalition government despite numerous obstacles. After the Land Parliament elections took place approximately three and a half weeks ago, the conditions for a quick agreement remain challenging. The parties' positions on key issues are sometimes vastly different, and it is unclear if compromises will be possible. One such contentious topic is the socialization of large housing companies and how to fund many projects that were promised during the election campaign despite looming billion-dollar deficits in the state budget. Inside the parties, there are sometimes loud criticisms of the negotiation teams. This also happened on Tuesday evening when SPD and Green parties abruptly interrupted the talks, causing irritation among many involved. SPD Land Board Member Aziz Bozkurt harshly criticized the rapid breakdown of communication, calling it \"a small communication disaster\" that affected all three parties. Expectations were apparently very different. Land Board Member Bozkurt said, \"The task of the people of Berlin is very clear: who should lead the government and which issues should be at the forefront. Therefore, everyone should reconsider whether this should become a prologue to the Middle East or if we should actually see what the most pressing issues are.\" Green Party Fraktion Chairman Bettina Jarasch saw the interruption of the bargaining process as a helpful experience. \"It was a bang, and as of this evening, I would say it was a bang that perhaps all of us have appreciated,\" she explained in the late edition of RBB's \"Abendschau\" on Wednesday. \"Because we realized that in such crucial matters, we need very clear agreements where all three sides know exactly what is happening.\" It appeared that was not the case. The bargaining process seemed to hit a dead end on Tuesday. Background: At the constituent meeting of the Left party faction, all present members signed a declaration on the approach to combating antisemitism. The declaration rejected terrorist groups like Hamas, affirmed the existence of Israel, and protected Jewish life. However, it fell short of what the Left, Green, and SPD had agreed on a week earlier. Both Green and SPD walked out of the talks after this, and on Wednesday, the three parties agreed to include their joint declaration on combating antisemitism in the coalition agreement, as announced by Left Fraktion Chairman Elif Eralp. \"We have agreed on the misunderstandings between us,\" she stated. However, the Left party leadership still needs approval from party delegates at a party congress in late October to decide on possible coalition negotiations. Other significant issues remain on the path to a coalition government, including whether large housing conglomerates should be socialized, as the Left demanded in its election campaign against \"rent gouging.\" The SPD had initially firmly opposed this, but later suggested a new referendum on the issue, which the Left rejected. The SPD also demanded a strong commitment to internal security, stating that the future coalition must \"make a clear commitment to a strong police force and strong constitutional protection,\" calling it a \"basic condition.\" This directly contradicts the Left's demand to dissolve constitutional protection as intelligence services and to restrict their surveillance powers and police surveillance in the first step. Other election campaign promises may fail due to budget shortfalls in the Berlin state budget, with a deficit of approximately 4.1 billion euros calculated for financing the 2028 budget, which is about a tenth of the current total budget. Further deficits of around 5 billion euros each are projected for subsequent years.",
  "summary": "„Kommunikationsdesaster“ oder heilsamer Weckruf? Nach dem Streit um das Vorgehen gegen Antisemitismus sprechen Linke, Grüne und SPD weiter über eine Regierung. Aber es bleibt schwierig.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}